Author's Note: This idea popped into my head while I was lying on the beach, and I decided it would be fun to write it and post it here.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Castle or any characters.

Castle and Beckett were sitting on the couch, each with a glass of red wine in hand, when Alexis came running down the stairs. „Dad!" she called out.

"In here, sweetie" replied Castle, as he put down his glass on the table in front of him.

The girl came running to him with a giant smile on her face. She looked very happy about something. She came to a stop in front of the couch realising that her dad wasn't alone. She was used to seeing Detective Beckett in her home, but it still startled her, when she walked in on her dad and his girlfriend being all snuggly and romantic.

"Hi, Detective Beckett" said Alexis, greeting her with a warm smile.

"Hi, Alexis. You know you can call me Kate, right?"

"I know. It just seems so..." Alexis paused looking for the right word.

"Weird." offered Kate.

"A bit. I know you have been dating for a while now, but I still need to get used to it." replied the girl, not reallly knowing what to say.

"It's alright" replied Castle and Beckett almost in perfect sync.

Alexis let out a little laugh. "You wanted something, pumpkin?"asked Castle.

"Oh, right. My friends are going on a trip to Costa Rica and I was wondering if I could go."said Alexis. Seeing the concerned look on her father's face, she quickly added "Of course Ashley's parents are coming too, so there will be responsible adults with us."

"Alright. If Ashley's parents are going there is no point in making you stay home. You can go, but be careful."

Alexis threw herself in her father's arms. "Thank you, so much daddy. I love you." After a very long hug, she got up and made her way back upstairs.

"Love you too, pumpkin." replied Castle.

When his daughter left, he looked back at Kate. She was very quite and seemed to be lost in her thoughts. Rick leaned over and placed a kiss on the top of her nose, knowing that this was the best way of getting her out of her thoughts and back into reality.

"Hey, is something wrong?" he asked.

"No. It's just that I realised I haven't been away in a while and it would be nice to get away from the city. I was thinking maybe a trip to my dad's cabin."said Kate.

"Actually, I have a better idea."

"Really? And what would that be?"asked Kate, clearly interested in what he had in mind.

"Remember that trip we were supposed to go on for my birthday? To Bora Bora?"asked Rick.

"Yeah... It's a shame we didn't go."

"Well I was thinking maybe we could go now."suggested Rick, with a big smile on his face. He was really proud of his idea and he just hoped that Beckett would like it too.

"I would love to, but I don't know if Gates will give me that much time off"replied Kate and Rick's face went from happy to sad and disappointed. Seeing his sudden change, Kate added "Of course I can try. I'll go call her right now." She kissed him and then made her way to the bedroom to make her call.

Couple minutes later, she walked out of the bedroom and saw that Castle was still in the same place impatiently waiting for her to come back. He walked up to him and took her spot on the other end of the couch.

"So?" asked Castle when she sat down. She had her best poker face on, so he couldn't tell just by looking at her, as he did normally.

"She gave me the rest of this week and the next one off" said Kate and as soon as she finished the sentence she felt Castle's lips on hers. She pulled away after a minute and she was met a huge grin on his face.

"That's great" exlaimed Rick. „I'll go and make the reservations." And with that he quickly made his way to his office, leaving a very happy Kate on the couch with just a glass of wine.

Author's Note: Reviews are always appreciated. There's more to come, so stay tuned.